Roaring Twenties: Racism in the 20s

Documents the history and origin of the Ku Klux Klan from its beginning in Pulaski, Tennessee, and provides personal accounts, congressional documents, diaries, and more.

Examines significant events in the Reconstruction era, a period that ranged from the end of the Civil War to the inauguration of President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, providing information about how ex-slaves adjusted to freedom, carpetbaggers, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and other topics. Includes a time line, and other study aids.

Presents an overview of the history of the Ku Klux Klan, exploring its legacy of secrecy, ritual and misconception, including its response to the Civil Rights Movement and affirmative action, as well as interviews with the Klan's Grand Dragon and Imperial Wizard.

Presents twenty-one firsthand accounts of several aspects of the 1920s in America, discussing the economic boom, economic inequality, the Red Scare, racial tensions, Prohibition, flappers and jazz, fads, and the stock market crash. Also includes a chronology, a selected bibliography, and a comprehensive introduction.

Discusses various issues associated with immigration to the United States during the early part of the twentieth century including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Ellis Island, tenements and sweatshops, and the rise of anti-Semitism.

Examines 100 major documents in American history including the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, along with lesser known documents such as the Virginia Plan, Morrill Act, and Wade-Davis Bill.

The Ku Klux Klan. Even today, the name conjures up terrifying images: faceless men in white robes with pointed hoods, flaming torches, and fiery crosses, and thundering horses and brutal lynchings. But although its days of riding roughshod through the South are thankfully gone, the Klan does still exist, doing what it can to spread its message of hate.